Review of the Day: After the Fall by Dan Santat

After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again
By Dan Santat
Roaring Brook (an imprint of Macmillan)
$17.99
ISBN: 978-1-62672-682-6
Ages 4 and up
On shelves October 3rd

Sometimes its easy to forget in the midst of all those picture books about farting dogs, night kitchens, and giant dance parties that initially literature for children had a primary purpose: To instruct. Specifically, to instill in young people a clear-cut sense of right and wrong. Learning to read was all well and...